The purpose of this Act is for the benefit of the animal feed quality control and the protection of consumer safety. The Act consists of 104 Sections divided into 11 Chapters: Animal Feed Quality Control Committee (I); License Application and Issuance (II); Duties of Licensees (III); Registration of Especially Controlled Animal Feed (IV); Termination or Transfer of Business (V); Suspension or Revocation of Licenses (VI); Certificates (VII); Animal Feed Quality Control (VIII); Animal Feed Advertising (IX); Competent Officials (X); Penalties (XI). The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives shall have charge and control of the execution of this Act. Section 12 provides for the power and duty of the “Animal Feed Quality Control Committee” to advise or give opinions to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and the General of the Department of Livestock Development. Any person, who wishes to produce or import for sale an especially controlled animal feed as prescribed under Section 6 (1), shall have to obtain a relevant license and shall begin producing or importing for sale the said especially controlled animal feed only after such license has been granted by the licensor. The Act further makes provisions, inter alia, for license application, issuance, termination or transfer of animal feed business, issuance of certificates of quality assurance for animal feed or other types of certificate related to animal feed, animal feed registration and advertising, offences and penalties, etc.
Thailand · 2015-03-03